Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract - SILO
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | May 29, 2026 |
| Due: | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: | |
| Solicitation No: | W519TC-26-R-SILO |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: May 29, 2026 02:13 pm CDT
- Original Response Date: Jun 08, 2026 09:00 am CDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Jun 09, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: 7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
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NAICS Code:
- 513210 - Software Publishers
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Place of Performance:
The US Army intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Enterprise Contract to Authentic8. This action is pursued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, as Authentic8 is the developer and sole proprietor of the SILO software, which is the established digital investigation standard, for the Department of War (DoW) and is critical for mission interoperability.
The requirement is to establish an Enterprise Contract which will be available for ordering by the US Army and the DoW for the full suite of Authentic8 SILO Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software licenses, professional services, add-on products, and support for U.S. Army and DoW digital investigation operations.
This notice is for informational purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this action is solely at the discretion of the Government.
- ACC ROCK ISLAND BLDG 60 3055 RODMAN AVE
- ROCK ISLAND , IL 61299-0000
- USA
- Jennifer A. Prior
- jennifer.a.prior.civ@army.mil
- Leslie Dickson
- leslie.m.dickson2.civ@army.mil
- Phone Number 5206931333
- May 29, 2026 02:13 pm CDTPresolicitation (Original)
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